Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-02-01
AN ATR0CI0US WEAPON
APPARENTLY USED BY SOME ILL
ADVISED STRIKER.

Dynamite Exploded on Board an Old
Dominion Steamer Slight Damage
Done-Further Accessions to the Strik-
ers' Ranks-Another Arrest Made-The
Cincinnati Convention-Field Notes.
NEw YORK Feb When the Old Do
minion line steamer Guyandotte was of Long
Branch MONDAY evening there was an e1plo-
SION of dynamite in the after cabin. \ hole
fifteen feet square was the result, and the
vessel was damaged so badly as to be com
psllesi to return to New York 1t Is thought
the explosion was the work Of some Of the
strikers. Capt D A. Kelly, of The Guyan-
dotte. SAYS the hole made by the xploSion is
in the deck and side He thinks two or three
passengers were slightly hurt, ami passen-
ger and culoref waiter named Jutine were
seriously injured The captain says that
Just before the steamer started on the trip a
man about s. years old was seen to enter the
water closet and afterward leave the boat
Just as the gang plank was pulled in. He
left an empty sachel behind. and it is believed
It had contained dynamite,
a more complete statement OF the occur
renee is as follows: The tables in the dining
saloon were laid for supper, and the walters
were moving about the apartment getting
the meal ready Most Of the saloon passen-
gers were In the upper saloon on the hurri-
cane deck One passenger, however, W. A.
Kelly, Of this city, was sitting in the main
saloon, about sixty feet away from the after
partition Suddenly a tremendous report,
accompanied BY shock that made the ship
| tremble violently, startled the passengers
and crew. Mr.. Kelly saw the after par
| titions Of the main saloon split into frag-
ments and fly in every directions
| The few passengers rushed pell nell IN search
| Cor Ife-preseFvers, and the officers and ere "
| hurried aft 10 ascertain the nature of the ex-
| plosion and the extent OF the damage Capt.
| J. ! Kelly, who 8as in the pilot house al
the time, Immediately gave orders to stop the
| engines, and went aft to ascertain the
trouble. When he saw the shattered condi-
ton Of the hurricane deck he ordered the
ship to b. put about and headed for New
YORK.
| 1t was found that the hull was unin jurei.
and the passengers were reassured. Nobody
was seriously injured. " A. Kelly, the
passenger. was struck on the leg by g
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named James Justin was slightly wounded
On the leg by splinter. The rest Of tht
passengers and crew were not wounded. Tht
damage To the vessel Is estimated at about
s. .Oou, due chiefly to the demolition of joinel
work
How the explosion originated was scoI
explained That it was caused by an in
fsrnsI machine is certain. After the explo
sion passenger remembered seeing blacl
yalise resting upon the floor of the closet g
short time before the explosion occurred
The mess boy said that a young man, vel
dressed. came from the closet Just before tn
snip left her dock, and hastily disappeared il
the crowd on the pier There seems to be n
ioubt then that this man placed the inferna
machine IN the closet, as he was seen t
beard tie vessel with the valise in his hand
aud 10 lsave without It 1t WAS on this in
that the strike nov 50 general along III
river front began.